The hawk on the right had just eaten breakfast (it caught a rat), so it relaxed as it digested its meal. The hawk on the left had not eaten and was much more active, hopping and flitting around.
In the photo below, the two hawks are in reversed position.
The hawk on the right took off:
And settled on a different perch.
It then flew over to a pipe that had a black plastic zip-tie sticking out of it.
Everything is a potential toy, so the hawk went to work tugging on the zip-tie.
The hawk also paid attention to the netting, trying to pull it off. Perhaps the hawk is getting impatient with the time it's taking to renovate the bathroom building.
When the hawks fluff up their feathers, they can look like completely different birds. The photos above and below are of the same individual.
This is the other fledgling who remained still as it digested its meal. To me, it has a rounder and slightly wider face.
Compare to its sibling who looks a bit more slender over all.
Speaking of digesting meals, this is one of the fledglings after scavenging some leftover pigeon from the bushes. The hawks will often go back for food they did not finish eating.
Looks tasty!
This is just a random photo showing the ruffled feathers on the back of one of the fledglings as it comes in for a landing.
You can also just barely see the fifth tail feather from the left is
slightly shorter than the others. This hawk had a missing/stunted
feather that left a gap in its tail after fledgling. I don't know how it
got that way, but it made this individual easy to identify. However, after several weeks, the feather is now grown in and the tail looks almost exactly like those of its siblings, so identifying them individually has become a lot more difficult.
More to come...
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